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Pc randomly freezing when idling

GunnAthax
By GunnAthax
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Specs in description, running Windows 7 Enterprise.

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 | Cpu: i7 3820 at 4.3 Ghz | Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 | Gpu: XFX hd 7970 Ghz 1100Mhz/1600Mhz | Ram: Crucial BallistiX Elite 16GB 2x8 Gb 1866 Mhz


SSD's: 2x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120 GB in RAID 0 | HDD:Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 Rpm


Cpu cooler: Corsair H100i with SP120's | Psu: Corsair TX 850W | My monitors: 3x BenQ 24"  GL2460 = Eyefinity

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I would blame your hard drive.

Can you check the load/unload cycles with Crystal disk, to see if they increase.

Or keep an eye on the HDD activity led.

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